Advertising attraction-form.



L. LUNDGREN.

ADVERTISING ATTRACTION FORM.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24. 1916.

1,267,567. Patented May 28,1918,

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Be it known thatl, IJUDvIG LUNDGREN, a citizen of the United States; residing at Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning and State of Ohio-,- liave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising Attraction-Forms, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in advertising attraction forms, and has particular reference to advertising forms which may be operated by a person when carrying display pennants or signs, thereby attracting attention to a particular firm or line of business or articles which may be desired to be brought to the public notice.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device consisting of a head, bust and arms of a person which is attached to the front of the body portion of the person displaying the advertising matter. A pair of leg forms with feet are attached to the person displaying advertising cards or signs so that the legs seem to be those of a person carried by another person.

Another object of the invention is to provide suitable means of attaching the bust, head and arms and the leg forms and feet so that when the bust, head and arm portion is attached to the pedestrian and the leg forms and feet are attached to the pedestrian near the hips of the same, the pedestrian, while walking and carrying these body forms seems to be carried by the form outlined by the bust, head and arms which is dressed in conjunction with the pedestrian.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will. be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the advertising attraction form. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the bust, head and arms and attaching devices. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the legs and feet together with attaching devices. Fig. 4C is a detail view of the shoulder straps. Fig. 5 is a detail view of attaching devices for the bust, head and arms and legs.

In the drawings, wherein, for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates the pedestrian. The bust, head and Specification of Letterslatent.

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arans Qisattacliedio the front-of theped'es trian 1 by means ofia belt at which buckles about the pedestrian 1 at the waist and is attached to the lower portion of the bust 2. The lower portion ofthe bust 2 at point 5 is concave. in form so as to fit snugly to the body of the pedestrian 1. The up per portion of the bust 2 is attached to the pedestrian 1 by means of wire rods 6 firmly fastened near the armpits of the bust 2 and hooked into shoulder straps 8 by means of hooks 7 formed at the outer ends of the rods 6, which hook into the houlder straps 8 at openings 9. These shoulder straps 8 are similar in form.

The leg forms and feet 3 are attached to the pedestrian 1 by means of a belt 10 which is buckled about the pedestrian 1 near his waist line and by means of rods 11 which are attached to the leg forms near the knee l2 and extend upwardly and hook over the rods 6 by means of hooks 13 formed at the ends of the rods 11.

It will be seen by referring to Fig. 1 that when all the parts of this device have been assembled as described above, and a loosefitting coat 14 worm by the pedestrian 1, together with any suitable dress 15, the pedestrian 1 seems to be carried by a figure outlined by the bust, head and arms 2 and lower limbs 16 of the pedestrian 1, when properly clothed by any suitable dress 15 and coat 14.

In order to display any advertising matter, the pedestrian 1 may carry abanner 17 Another use for advertising purposes may be the fastening of a placard 18 to the tail of the coat 1 1.

It is to understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and the various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of the parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. In an advertising attraction form, a bust, head and arms arranged to be firmly attached to the front of the body portion of a pedestrian, leg forms and feet arranged to be securely attached to the pedestrian at the hips of the same.

2. In an advertising attraction form, the combination of a bust, head and arms,

means of attaching the same to the front of the body portion of a pedestrian, leg forms and feet and means of attaching the same to a pedestrain over the hips of the same, a

thepedestrian, supporting rods fastened to the bust form near the arm pits and hooked into the shoulder straps fitting over the shoulders of the pedestrian, With the belt attached to the lower portion of the bust form, belt attachment to hold leg forms over the hips of the pedestrian, and shoulder 15 straps into which rods are hooked supporting upper portion of the bust, head and arms.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

LUDVIG LUNDGREN; Witnesses:

NATALIE Oi FRANKLIN, WM. W ZIMMERMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latents, Washington, B. G. 

